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has shown enough stuff to take himthrough nine innings against a firstclass ball team. Cheney is still troubled by wildness, and is also disposedto weaken somewhat toward the endof the battle. "- -A week still remains before theopening of the season. In that timeCheney and Yaughn will each getsome daily work and each will also besent one more full game to preparefor the season's opening. There islittle doubt that one of the star pairwill be selected to open the campaign.Bresnahan will do the hulk of thecatching at the season's beginning, asArcher is suffering from an injuredhand.There is little doubt as to the identity of the pitcher who will first stepto the box for the White Sox in the1915 American league season. JimScott is the man and he will be asright as he ever was in his life.Throughout the spring trip Scotthas been pitching major league ball.Not only has he been baffling thebatters through the bush circuit, buthe has possessed enqugh of his jisualstuff to have deceived the best thatthe American league boasts.Scott has been pitching nine-Inninggames for the last month andat the finish of each he has beenstronger than in the one preceding.He blanked Little Rock yesterday inwhat may be his final breezeout before he cracks open the season.The third-base question, a big onefor Manager Jtowland, is beingsolved excellently by the work ofJimmy Breton. Not because of thecollegian's fielding, but on the scoreof his batting, which, since he joinedthe regulars, has been better thanthat of any other man in the troop.Breton will face much better pitching when he gets in the major leaguebelt, but the numerous bingles he hasbeen registering through the "sticks"will give him confidence when hefaces the Walter Johnson and DutchLeonards.When the Whales went south weheard some fervid comments fromwar correspondents about the work ofa young pitcher named Dave Beard,who had the motion and everythingelse of Mordeci Brown. YesterdayJoe Tinker cut Mr. Beard off the payroll because he had little more thanthe motion and a faith in human nature. So nfuch for the accuracy of newsabout spring phenoms.The Whales are due to arrive intown tomorrow night, having acouple more games to play withteams of little strength, and fromwhom they will get little practice.The only real value of these combatsis to the pitchers. The batters arenot hard to deceive, bu,t the boxmenare aided in securing their control,timing their curves, and putting-thenecessary zip behind the fast one.One of the biggest gains Tinkerhas made is in the condition of AdBrennan, almost valueless last season. Brennan has taken excellentcare of himself, and can pitch a fullnine-inning game right now, and doit wejl. He will be capable of a gameevery four days this season, and withHendrix, Johnson m and Brown, willgive Tinker the most efficient pitching staff in the Federal league.George Chip battered Al McCoy inten rounds at New York. McCoy wasdown for the count of "nine" twice inthe ninth round.o oTODAY'S ODDEST STORYJohn Day, Ore., April 7. Juvenile wrath grew hot when PrincipalE. S. Stutz of the John Day grammarschool ruled that "mullein" is the correct spelling. It came out at a recentorthographical contest. Next daythe adherents of "mullen" waylaidStutz, bombarded him with eggs anddrove him back to his boarding house.Parental apologies followed as manyspankings and Prof. Stutz has agreedto referee another spelling bee.o oThe wealth of this nation per cap-)Jita is $1,318.11.!! umyiyiisjjmmjg